The President of

Uganda

,

Yoweri Museveni

, has decreed this Saturday a 21-day confinement in the cities of

Mubende

and

Kasanda

in order to stop the latest

Ebola

outbreak for which

19 people have died

while another

58 positive cases

have been registered .

Museveni

has banned travel to or from these regions in a televised speech, according to the

Daily Monitor

.

Curfews

have also been established

from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

At the moment, the measure has not affected schools, which will continue to be open with prevention protocols, although the president has asked that anyone with symptoms remain at home and notify a doctor who can proceed with their evaluation.

Instead, places of worship and entertainment will close their doors during these 21 days and burials will be carried out by "health workers" whether or not they have died as a result of the contagious disease, Museveni explained in his speech.

These restrictions come after an order was given on Thursday that healers stop treating Ebola patients and asked the population to go to medical centers in case they suspect they might have been infected.

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